Radio and TV presenter Paul Gambaccini told ITV1’s Daybreak that he’s been “waiting 30 years” for allegations of sexual assault by Jimmy Savile to emerge.
Mr Gambaccini said: “He was not all good, he was not all bad, he’s an enigma."
"The lynch mob will be out this week. I’ve been waiting for this to come out for 30 years, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t raise millions for charity.”
On the timing of the documentary, Gambaccini added: “It comes out when he’s dead because Jimmy Savile had an imperial personality in show business, I'm not talking about personal life. You just didn’t mess with Jim."

Funnily enough - my brother was on Jimmy Saville`s radio show a few years ago, well it was actually QUITE a few years ago now I come to think about it. My bro said to my `Yeh, great bloke - but surprisingly swear like a trooper`
It was just after my brother embarked on his ultra-running phase and began by running from John O`Groats (NE Scotland) to Land`s End (SW England).
So JS had him on the show to interview him about his experience.
Anyway, after the show, JS aksed him if he had any further plans for ultra events.
My bro said that actually he and a work colleague were planning to ride from John O`Groats to London on bikes, for charity. Only thing was - he didn`t have a bike. So JS said `You daft c**t, you can borrow one of my f**3ing bikes!`
I remember my bro telling me that and we pi**ed ourselves about it.
At the time my bro was worked at a national newspaper that was still located in Fleet street central London.
JS said `Tell you what, I will come and meet you at the finish`.
When the 2 riders arrived back in London, JS had been contacted several days before and agreed to be ourside the newspaper office, alongside with all my bro`s work colleagues.
When they turned into Fleet street - couple of hundred people waiting . . but no JS. Brother`s boss said, can you ride around the block - JS has been delayed?`
Once around the block they went and turned again triumphantly into Fleet street . . . . still no JS. `Can you go around the block again?`
So 3 more times around the block and eventually the man was there, having beedn delayed at another charity event - and everyone tried to cheer as though they had just arrived.
All was well in the end then - I guess Jimmy Saville was one of those larger than life characters. It`s certainly a shame that his legacy will be marred by this new scandal. As someone else said - it would have been better coming out when he was alive, so that he could face the charges and consequences or at least defend them.

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There has been a lot written about why I took the decision not to run a story into allegations of sex abuse by the former BBC presenter Jimmy Savile. It has been suggested I was ordered to do it by my bosses as part of a BBC cover-up. It has also been suggested that we deliberately withheld information from the police. Both these allegations are totally untrue and despite consistent strong denials keep getting repeated. I felt it would be useful to share more about what really happened.

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I know that it's easy to say in retrospect, but I never liked watching him on TV, he always made me feel uncomfortable.
If all this is true, it is a great pity that it didn't come out during his lifetime.

Thank you Reb77Br, the news is shocking, and now that the accusations are flying about, I have to agree with the BBC, if there was no more evidence than individual claims then they can't do much about it. There is also the possibility of an "imagined assault" phenomenon, many young people when meeting famous people become "psychologically unstable", and JS met many, many people.

I suppose he might have been cunning enough to assault the girls when he was alone with them, but when you see that a simple programme has dozens of people working on the set, then it is difficult to imagine him leaving with a minor, and nobody noticing him leaving.

Until proven otherwise, I will try and think of him as innocent, but I never liked him.

In Scarborough his relatives are going to remove the very large head stone at his grave.

I am shocked that nobody that saw him abusing the youngsters reported him. Many victims have come forward now, and the average is one teenage girl every year since 1959. The police spokesman on TV tonight called him a sexual predator.

In Scarborough his relatives are going to remove the very large head stone at his grave.

I am shocked that nobody that saw him abusing the youngsters reported him. Many victims have come forward now, and the average is one teenage girl every year since 1959. The police spokesman on TV tonight called him a sexual predator.

there was a quote from n ex bbc worker on the news today that she walked into a dressing room and a 4 year old was on his lap and he had his tongue down her throat

i would say the relatives are removing the ehad stone before it gets smashed to pieces (surprised it isnt already)